| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Brad Wormley (fresh) SG - David Cordero (fresh) SF - Kurt Zihal (fresh) PF - Dario Zinser (fresh) C - Robert Compton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Joshua Burchette (fresh) SG - Billy Lane (fresh) SF - Gerald Turner (fresh) PF - Warren Johnson (fresh) C - George York (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Robert Compton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Ball State | Dario Zinser is open but misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Burchette's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Compton | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Ball State | Robert Compton gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Ball State | Brad Wormley is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brad Wormley, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Southern Mississippi | George York pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Johnson drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Ball State | Dario Zinser blows the dunk but the foul's on Billy Lane - foul #1 on Billy Lane, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Ball State | Dario Zinser makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:29 | Ball State | Dario Zinser makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Ball State | Dario Zinser pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Ball State | Kurt Zihal is alone and drills a floater from the right block set up by David Cordero | 4-2 |
| 17:46 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Johnson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Dario Zinser - foul #1 on Dario Zinser, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Ball State | Harvey Janson (PG) Brad Wormley | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton (PG), Donald Hawkins (SG), Kevin Hawkins (SF), Elmer Drew (C) Joshua Burchette, Billy Lane, Gerald Turner, George York | |
| 17:46 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:46 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:43 | Ball State | Richard Hilton is called for the reach on Harvey Janson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Hilton, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Scott Neubauer (PF) Warren Johnson | |
| 17:35 | Ball State | Dario Zinser hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harvey Janson | 6-4 |
| 17:21 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton is called for 5 seconds | 6-4 |
| 17:19 | Ball State | Scott Neubauer steals it from Kurt Zihal in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| 17:00 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Compton - foul #1 on Robert Compton, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| 17:00 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:00 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:50 | Ball State | David Cordero's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-6 |
| 16:25 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew misses short on a shot in the lane | 6-6 |
| 16:23 | Ball State | Dario Zinser pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:17 | Ball State | David Cordero misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Donald Hawkins - foul #1 on Donald Hawkins, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Ball State | Brad Wormley (PG), James Aragon (SF), Ron Beverly (C) Harvey Janson, Kurt Zihal, Robert Compton | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane (SG) Donald Hawkins | |
| 16:17 | Ball State | David Cordero makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:17 | Ball State | David Cordero makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:58 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane travels with the ball | 8-6 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Grosvenor (PF) Dario Zinser | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Donald Hawkins (PG) Richard Hilton | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Brad Wormley (fairly fresh) SG - David Cordero (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Aragon (fresh) PF - John Grosvenor (fresh) C - Ron Beverly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Donald Hawkins (fresh) SG - Billy Lane (fresh) SF - Kevin Hawkins (fairly fresh) PF - Scott Neubauer (fairly fresh) C - Elmer Drew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Ball State | James Aragon clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-6 |
| 15:39 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:33 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane misses the fadeaway from the right block | 8-6 |
| 15:32 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Ron Beverly | 8-6 |
| 15:20 | Ball State | Ron Beverly hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from David Cordero and the foul's on Kevin Hawkins - foul #1 on Kevin Hawkins, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton (PG), Warren Johnson (PF) Kevin Hawkins, Scott Neubauer | |
| 15:20 | Ball State | Ron Beverly makes the free throw | 11-6 |
| 15:00 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 11-8 |
| 14:45 | Ball State | James Aragon is alone and drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Brad Wormley | 14-8 |
| 14:26 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew is hacked by John Grosvenor - foul #1 on John Grosvenor, team foul #4 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Ball State | Harvey Janson (PG), Kurt Zihal (SF), Dario Zinser (PF), Garry Fletcher (C) Brad Wormley, James Aragon, John Grosvenor, Ron Beverly | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Burchette (PG), James Damico (SG), Gerald Turner (SF), Scott Neubauer (PF), George York (C) Richard Hilton, Donald Hawkins, Billy Lane, Warren Johnson, Elmer Drew | |
| 14:18 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Burchette is called for traveling | 14-8 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Compton (C) Garry Fletcher | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Donald Hawkins (SG) James Damico | |
| 14:09 | Ball State | Kurt Zihal hits a jumpshot from the right side | 16-8 |
| 13:48 | Southern Mississippi | Dario Zinser picks off the pass by Gerald Turner | 16-8 |
| 13:30 | Ball State | Dario Zinser travels with the ball | 16-8 |
| Subs | Ball State | Garry Fletcher (C) Robert Compton | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton (PG), Billy Lane (SG), Kevin Hawkins (SF), Warren Johnson (PF), Elmer Drew (C) Joshua Burchette, Donald Hawkins, Gerald Turner, Scott Neubauer, George York | |
| 13:06 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton is hacked by Garry Fletcher - foul #1 on Garry Fletcher, team foul #5 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Ball State | Brad Wormley (PG), Charles Stoddard (C) Harvey Janson, Dario Zinser | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Burchette (PG), George York (PF) Richard Hilton, Warren Johnson | |
| 13:01 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from George York | 16-11 |
| 12:58 | Ball State | David Cordero is fouled in the backcourt by George York - foul #1 on George York, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton (PG), Scott Neubauer (PF) Joshua Burchette, George York | |
| 12:43 | Ball State | David Cordero misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 16-11 |
| 12:41 | Ball State | Garry Fletcher hits the follow up shot | 18-11 |
| 12:28 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by David Cordero - foul #1 on David Cordero, team foul #6 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Grosvenor (PF) Charles Stoddard | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Burchette (PG), Donald Hawkins (SG), Gerald Turner (SF), George York (C) Billy Lane, Kevin Hawkins, Scott Neubauer, Elmer Drew | |
| 12:28 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 12:28 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 12:07 | Ball State | Kurt Zihal misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-13 |
| 12:05 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to George York | 18-13 |
| 11:54 | Southern Mississippi | George York misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Garry Fletcher - foul #2 on Garry Fletcher, team foul #7 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Ball State | Harvey Janson (PG), Dario Zinser (PF), Robert Compton (C) Brad Wormley, Kurt Zihal, Garry Fletcher | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane (SG), Kevin Hawkins (SF), Warren Johnson (PF) Joshua Burchette, Gerald Turner, Richard Hilton | |
| 11:54 | Southern Mississippi | George York makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 11:54 | Southern Mississippi | George York makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Harvey Janson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Cordero (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Grosvenor (fresh) PF - Dario Zinser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Compton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Donald Hawkins (fairly fresh) SG - Billy Lane (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Hawkins (fairly fresh) PF - Warren Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. C - George York (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Ball State | Harvey Janson is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Hawkins - foul #2 on Donald Hawkins, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Burchette (PG), Elmer Drew (C) Donald Hawkins, George York | |
| 11:27 | Ball State | Dario Zinser lays it up and in on a great pass from David Cordero | 20-15 |
| 11:20 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-15 |
| 11:19 | Ball State | John Grosvenor gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 11:15 | Ball State | John Grosvenor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-15 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Aragon (SF) John Grosvenor | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton (PG), Gerald Turner (SF), Scott Neubauer (PF), George York (C) Joshua Burchette, Kevin Hawkins, Warren Johnson, Elmer Drew | |
| 10:51 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Turner lays it up and in on a nice dish by Billy Lane | 20-17 |
| 10:42 | Ball State | James Aragon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-17 |
| Subs | Ball State | Brad Wormley (PG), Kurt Zihal (SG), Charles Stoddard (PF), Ron Beverly (C) Harvey Janson, David Cordero, Dario Zinser, Robert Compton | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Burchette (PG), Kevin Hawkins (SF), Warren Johnson (PF), Elmer Drew (C) Richard Hilton, Gerald Turner, Scott Neubauer, George York | |
| 10:19 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Elmer Drew | 20-20 |
| 10:15 | Ball State | Kurt Zihal throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-20 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Cordero (SG) James Aragon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton (PG), James Damico (SG), Gerald Turner (SF), Scott Neubauer (PF) Joshua Burchette, Billy Lane, Kevin Hawkins, Warren Johnson | |
| 10:06 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Turner's layup is rejected by Ron Beverly | 20-20 |
| 10:04 | Ball State | David Cordero grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 09:53 | Ball State | Kurt Zihal clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Scott Neubauer - foul #1 on Scott Neubauer, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Burchette (PG), Billy Lane (SG), Warren Johnson (PF), George York (C) Richard Hilton, James Damico, Scott Neubauer, Elmer Drew | |
| 09:53 | Ball State | Kurt Zihal makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 09:53 | Ball State | Kurt Zihal makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 09:30 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Stoddard steals the ball from Warren Johnson | 22-20 |
| 09:18 | Ball State | Ron Beverly banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by David Cordero | 24-20 |
| 08:54 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Johnson makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Gerald Turner | 24-22 |
| 08:38 | Ball State | George York blocks the short jumper by Ron Beverly | 24-22 |
| 08:36 | Southern Mississippi | George York gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 08:25 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Johnson blows the dunk but he's fouled by Charles Stoddard - foul #1 on Charles Stoddard, team foul #8 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Ball State | Harvey Janson (PG), James Aragon (SF), Dario Zinser (PF), Robert Compton (C) Brad Wormley, Kurt Zihal, Charles Stoddard, Ron Beverly | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton (PG), James Damico (SG), Kevin Hawkins (SF), Elmer Drew (C) Joshua Burchette, Billy Lane, Gerald Turner, George York | |
| 08:25 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 08:25 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 08:25 | Ball State | Robert Compton grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 08:07 | Ball State | Dario Zinser buries a shot near the basket | 26-23 |
| 07:54 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Compton - foul #2 on Robert Compton, team foul #9 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ron Beverly (C) Robert Compton | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane (SG), Scott Neubauer (PF) James Damico, Warren Johnson | |
| 07:54 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 07:54 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Harvey Janson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Cordero (tired) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Aragon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dario Zinser (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ron Beverly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Richard Hilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Billy Lane (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Hawkins (fairly fresh) PF - Scott Neubauer (fairly fresh) C - Elmer Drew (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Ball State | David Cordero is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on David Cordero, team foul #10 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kurt Zihal (SG) David Cordero | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Damico (SG) Billy Lane | |
| 07:26 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew is whistled for traveling | 26-25 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Grosvenor (SF) James Aragon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane (SG) James Damico | |
| 07:24 | Ball State | Harvey Janson is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harvey Janson, team foul #11 | 26-25 |
| 07:17 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-25 |
| 07:16 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton misses the tip | 26-25 |
| 07:14 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Neubauer gets the offensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 06:52 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-25 |
| 06:51 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew misses the tip | 26-25 |
| 06:49 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Dario Zinser | 26-25 |
| 06:45 | Ball State | Kurt Zihal is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 26-25 |
| Subs | Ball State | Brad Wormley (PG) Kurt Zihal | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Burchette (PG), James Damico (SG), Gerald Turner (SF), George York (C) Richard Hilton, Billy Lane, Kevin Hawkins, Elmer Drew | |
| 06:38 | Southern Mississippi | Harvey Janson is called for the reach on Scott Neubauer - foul #2 on Harvey Janson, team foul #12 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Cordero (SG), Robert Compton (C) Harvey Janson, Ron Beverly | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Donald Hawkins (PG), Elmer Drew (C) Joshua Burchette, George York | |
| 06:38 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Neubauer misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 06:38 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Neubauer makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:21 | Ball State | Robert Compton misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 26-26 |
| 06:19 | Ball State | Robert Compton tips it home | 28-26 |
| 05:52 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew's floater is tipped away by Robert Compton | 28-26 |
| 05:51 | Ball State | Robert Compton grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 05:24 | Ball State | Dario Zinser misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Donald Hawkins - foul #3 on Donald Hawkins, team foul #8 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Aragon (SF) John Grosvenor | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Burchette (PG), Billy Lane (SG), Kevin Hawkins (SF), Warren Johnson (PF), George York (C) Donald Hawkins, James Damico, Gerald Turner, Scott Neubauer, Elmer Drew | |
| 05:24 | Ball State | Dario Zinser makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 05:24 | Ball State | Dario Zinser makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 05:10 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Johnson misses the floater from the free throw line | 30-26 |
| 05:08 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane can't tip it in | 30-26 |
| 05:06 | Ball State | Robert Compton gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 04:52 | Ball State | Dario Zinser connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Brad Wormley | 32-26 |
| 04:41 | Southern Mississippi | James Aragon is called for the reach on Kevin Hawkins - foul #1 on James Aragon, team foul #13 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kurt Zihal (SG), Charles Stoddard (PF) David Cordero, Dario Zinser | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton (PG) Joshua Burchette | |
| 04:41 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 04:41 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 04:41 | Southern Mississippi | George York grabs the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 04:29 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Johnson drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Billy Lane | 32-29 |
| 04:16 | Ball State | James Aragon jams the wide open dunk | 34-29 |
| 04:02 | Southern Mississippi | James Aragon steals it from Warren Johnson | 34-29 |
| 03:51 | Ball State | James Aragon connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Brad Wormley | 37-29 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Brad Wormley (tired) 3 ast. SG - Kurt Zihal (tired) 6 pts. SF - James Aragon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Stoddard (fresh) C - Robert Compton (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Richard Hilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Billy Lane (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Hawkins (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Warren Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - George York (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Hilton | 37-32 |
| 03:26 | Ball State | Kurt Zihal clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-32 |
| 03:24 | Ball State | Charles Stoddard tips it back up and in | 39-32 |
| 03:06 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Johnson hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Richard Hilton | 39-34 |
| 02:41 | Ball State | Kurt Zihal banks in the layup | 41-34 |
| 02:29 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Brad Wormley - foul #2 on Brad Wormley, team foul #14 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | Harvey Janson (PG), David Cordero (SG), John Grosvenor (SF), Dario Zinser (PF), Garry Fletcher (C) Brad Wormley, Kurt Zihal, James Aragon, Charles Stoddard, Robert Compton | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Damico (SG), Gerald Turner (SF), Scott Neubauer (PF), Elmer Drew (C) Billy Lane, Kevin Hawkins, Warren Johnson, George York | |
| 02:29 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 02:29 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 02:04 | Ball State | Dario Zinser misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-36 |
| 02:02 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Neubauer snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 01:54 | Southern Mississippi | James Damico is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Damico, team foul #9 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Burchette (PG), Billy Lane (SG) Richard Hilton, James Damico | |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Harvey Janson is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Burchette - foul #1 on Joshua Burchette, team foul #10 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ron Beverly (C) Dario Zinser | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Harvey Janson misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Harvey Janson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 01:35 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Harvey Janson - foul #3 on Harvey Janson, team foul #15 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Brad Wormley (PG), Dario Zinser (PF) Harvey Janson, John Grosvenor | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 01:35 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 01:35 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 01:35 | Ball State | Dario Zinser grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 01:15 | Ball State | Ron Beverly can't finish the layup | 42-36 |
| 01:14 | Ball State | Garry Fletcher tips it back up and in | 44-36 |
| 00:58 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Turner is called for traveling | 44-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kurt Zihal (SF) Garry Fletcher | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:55 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Grosvenor (SF) Kurt Zihal | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:38 | Ball State | John Grosvenor is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Grosvenor, team foul #16 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Garry Fletcher (PF) Dario Zinser | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Damico (SG) Gerald Turner | |
| 00:24 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Burchette | 44-39 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Ron Beverly hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-39 |